Not by Acaso is a 2007 Brazilian drama film directed and written by Philippe Barcinski, in collaboration with his sister, Fabiana Werneck. In the long run, an accident causes the lives of two men to take surprising directions; Rodrigo Santoro is the protagonist of the film in the role of Pedro, a man who abandons the mourning of his girlfriend and also his professional insecurity by getting involved with an unexpected woman. The narrative of the film leads to various interpretations, among them, demonstrating to the viewer how controlling people can suddenly get out of their direction.The cast is also composed by Leonardo Medeiros, in the role of Enio, a man forced to know and live with the adolescent daughter after the loss of his ex-wife, Mônica (Graziella Moretto). And Leticia Sabatella, who plays a solo executive, called Lucia, who lives in the former girlfriend's apartment of Pedro, Teresa (Branca Messina), and with him begins a relationship. Rita Batata, Cassia Batata, Cassia Piacentol Kis Louením, and A. The long one had generally positive opinions by a large part of the public and specialized criticism.